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guarded.

Cautious; restrained.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɑɹdɪd/General-American/ˈɡɑːdɪd/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Cautious; restrained.

    guarded outlook
    guarded optimism

  2. Cautious; restrained. A good outcome has fair odds of happening but close monitoring is important because odds of deterioration are not low.

    guarded prognosis
    prognosis is guarded

  3. Watched over; supervised.

  4. Having a guard, e.g. a crossguard (on a sword), a faceguard (on a helmet), or a hatguard (on a chapeau).

    especially
verb/ˈɡɑɹdɪd/General-American/ˈɡɑːdɪd/Received-Pronunciation

  1. simple past and past participle of guard

    form-of · participle · past
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